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National
RFK Jr and super PAC sue Meta, claiming election interference
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr and a super PAC supporti...
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Canadian firefighters battle wildfire sweeping towards B.C. town
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Firefighters in western Canada on Monday battled a large wildfire just outside the largely-evacuated remot...
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Persistent Brazil floods raise specter of climate migration
By Lisandra Paraguassu MUCUM, Brazil (Reuters) - Devastating and ongoing flooding in southern Brazil is forcing some of the h...
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Abuses documented in FDIC sexual misconduct report unacceptable, Yellen says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said abuses documented in a report on workplace problem...
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Collapsed Baltimore bridge to be blasted into pieces, removed from crippled ship
(Reuters) - U.S. crews in Baltimore plan to set off controlled explosions on Monday to allow them to remove a portion of the ...
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National Sports
Doping-American downhiller Johnson banned 14 months for whereabouts failures
(Reuters) - Olympic alpine skiing downhiller Breezy Johnson was hit with a 14-month ban by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA...
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Caitlin Clark era gets underway as Fever visit Sun
Caitlin Clark's WNBA career officially begins on the road Tuesday with the Indiana Fever's regular-season opener against the ...
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Canucks' Soucy to have hearing for cross-check; Zadorov fined
The NHL will hold a hearing for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy for his cross-check to the face of Edmonton Oilers ...
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Golf-Scheffler up for major challenge after birth of child
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The wild card coming into this week's PGA Championship was not Scottie Scheffler but his wife Me...
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Chiefs to open 2024 season vs. Ravens
Game 1 of the 2024 NFL regular season features the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens on Thu...
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World
UK's Labour pledges 'ironclad' commitment to Ukraine during Kyiv visit
By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party affirmed its "ironclad" commitment to Ukra...
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Top Biden official doubts Israel can achieve 'total victory' in Gaza
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration does not see it likely or possible that Israel will achieve ...
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Former US military intelligence official says he resigned over Gaza war
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. military intelligence official released a letter on Monda...
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Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premiere
CANNES (Reuters) - Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festiva...
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Hezbollah head says displaced Israeli northerners won't return home if Gaza war persists
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of powerful Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Monday that residents of northern Israel would...
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Business
Australia sees second straight budget surplus, inflation easing sharply
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government will boast a second consecutive budget surplus on Tuesday, courtesy of strong emplo...
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Morning Bid: Treading water ahead of China tariff news, US CPI
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets on Tuesday will be looking to maintain ...
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JPMorgan pushes back on ISS recommendations on severance, independent chair
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase on Monday pushed back against recommendations made by proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Serv...
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NY Fed report warns discount window stigma may never go away
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve needs to rethink how it provides swift liquidity to banks, a report from ...
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Kraft Heinz exploring sale of Oscar Mayer business, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Kraft Heinz is exploring a sale of its Oscar Mayer meats business that could fetch anything between $3 billion to ...
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Politics
US Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial to get underway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, a...
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Aggrieved former lawyer Michael Cohen to testify against Trump at hush money trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's estranged former fixer Michael Cohen is expected to begin giving testimony o...
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Nikki Haley under active consideration by Trump campaign to be running mate, Axios reports
(Reuters) - Nikki Haley is under active consideration by Donald Trump's campaign to be his running mate, Axios reported on Sa...
May 11, 2024
Senator Warren chides US Treasury for slow progress in tackling racial discrimination
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren this week called on the Treasury Department to more swi...
May 10, 2024
Biden's Israel weapons pause won't dent Gaza protests, organizers say
By Nandita Bose, Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to pause shipment...
May 10, 2024
Health
US reclassification could drive fresh research funding into pot sector
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - The U.S. pot sector could see an influx of medical research funding from healthcare investors am...
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Denmark faces Wegovy shortage due to rising demand, medicines agency says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The Danish medicines agency on Monday warned of a supply shortage for two separate doses of Novo Nordis...
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Edwards Lifesciences hit with Meril's EU antitrust complaint
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. heart valve maker Edwards Lifesciences has been hit with an EU antitrust complaint ...
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Turkey arrests spider smuggler said to be American Museum of Natural History curator
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police arrested a man suspected of trying to smuggle valuable poisonous spiders and scorpions ou...
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Merck stops skin cancer combination therapy testing in late-stage study
(Reuters) -Merck has discontinued testing a combination of an experimental antibody-based drug and its blockbuster immunother...
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Science
For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag,&q...
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New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on M...
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Musk sees fourth flight of SpaceX's Starship in 3-5 weeks
(Reuters) -SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, wil...
May 11, 2024
Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an a...
May 08, 2024
SpaceX's unit Starlink secures Indonesia operating permit
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The satellite unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, has secured a permit to operate in Indonesia, its com...
May 08, 2024
Technology
Games Global Ltd withdraws US IPO plan
(Reuters) - Games Global, the UK-based maker of online casino-styled games, withdrew its plan for an initial public offering ...
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Artificial intelligence hitting labour forces like a "tsunami" - IMF Chief
ZURICH (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is hitting the global labour market "like a tsunami" International Monet...
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OpenAI to announce ChatGPT product improvements Monday
By Anna Tong (Reuters) - ChatGPT-maker OpenAI plans to announce on Monday updates to its flagship chatbot as its most advance...
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SoftBank's $184 billion portfolio key to beating AI rivals, says Vision Fund CFO
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese technology investor Softbank Group believes it has an advantage over smaller rival...
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Yellen to tout broadband investments in trip to rural Virginia
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Stafford County, Virginia on Mond...
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Entertainment
Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premiere
CANNES (Reuters) - Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festiva...
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Cannes festival director laments focus on controversies rather than cinema
CANNES (Reuters) - Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux lamented on Monday an increased focus in recent years on pol...
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'Downton Abbey' to return with a third movie
LONDON (Reuters) - The fictitious Crawley family and their servants running a sprawling English country estate in the early 2...
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Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' guitar up for sale, cigarette burns included
LONDON (Reuters) - For sale, vintage guitar with proven heritage. At least one not-so careful owner. The acoustic guitar that...
7h ago
Big movies, strange mood as Cannes Film Festival prepares for opening night
By Hanna Rantala CANNES (Reuters) - The excitement that usually builds to a crescendo ahead of the Cannes Film Festival's ope...
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